Collection #
OM 0306
 
 

16th INDIANA INFANTRY REGIMENT,
COMPANY B MUSTER ROLL, 1863

 

 

 

 

Collection Information

Historical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Cataloging Information

 

 

 

Processed by
Charles Latham
12 January 1994
Updated 2 November 2004

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

http://www.indianahistory.org/

 

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 oversize item

COLLECTION DATE: 1863

PROVENANCE: Blue River Books, 20 East Maryland Street, Indianapolis IN 46204, 7 January 1994

RESTRICTIONS: None

REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society

ALTERNATE FORMATS: None

OTHER FINDING AIDS: None

RELATED HOLDINGS: None

ACCESSION NUMBER: 1994.0361

NOTES: Cataloged as: United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 16th (1861-1865). Company B. Muster Roll, 1863

 

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The 16th Indiana Regiment was originally organized for one year of service at Richmond in May 1861. It served in Maryland and in the Shenandoah valley. The regiment was reorganized for three years of service at Indianapolis in May 1862 with Thomas J. Lucas as colonel. Its men came largely from Salem, Rushville, Shelbyville, Connersville, and Terre Haute. Having served briefly in Kentucky, the regiment moved via Cairo and Memphis to participate in the siege of Vicksburg. After the fall of that city in July 1863, the regiment moved south and was stationed on the east bank of the Mississippi to protect shipping. It saw action at Bayou Teche in October 1863.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection consists of one item, the muster roll of Captain John N. Thompson of Company B, 16th Indiana, from 30 June to 31 August 1863.

CATALOGING INFORMATION

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